Tag Archives: Marines

Diana West

Haditha: Where Are They (the Accusers) Now?

Posted by Diana West Jan 18th 2012 at 3:56 pm in History, Iraq, Media Criticism, Middle East, Politics, Soldiers, veterans | Comments(20)
Eight charged; seven cleared; one, please, let’s hope, to go. Finally, the last “Haditha” trial is in progress, and, thanks to Nat Helms at Defend Our Marines, everything you need or want to know about the proceedings, the witnesses, the facts about the case of SSGT Frank D. Wuterich, the [...]
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Sun Tzu

Video Of Marines Allegedly Urinating On Dead Going Viral

Posted by Sun Tzu Jan 12th 2012 at 7:56 am in Afghanistan, Featured Story, Soldiers | Comments(52)
From the Army Times: The Marine Corps is promising to investigate a disturbing video that appears to show Marines in Afghanistan urinating on the bloody corpses of alleged Taliban fighters, officials at the Pentagon said Wednesday. The video is widely available on the internet.  It is available on youtube here, but is age restricted. The 40-second clip, [...]
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LTC Scott E. Rutter (USA, Retired)

Defense Cuts Will Leave U.S. And Its Military as Vulnerable Targets

Posted by LTC Scott E. Rutter (USA, Retired) Jan 9th 2012 at 1:28 pm in Congress, Economy, Military Funding, Obama | Comments(29)
President Obama has found a target to help balance his bloated budget:  the men and women of the US military and our Veterans.  Fewer than two weeks after the termination of operations in Iraq, President Obama has put into action cuts amounting to 10% of our national military budget.  In particular, he has targeted our Army [...]
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Sun Tzu

Former Marine Sentenced To Death In Iran

Posted by Sun Tzu Jan 9th 2012 at 8:56 am in Espionage, Intelligence, Iran, Justice/Legal | Comments(69)
From the Associated Press: TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian court has convicted an American man of working for the CIA and sentenced him to death, state radio reported Monday, in a case adding to the accelerating tension between the United States and Iran. Iran charges that as a former Marine, Amir Mirzaei Hekmati received special training and [...]
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Sun Tzu

Marines Promoted Inflated Story for Medal of Honor Recipient

Posted by Sun Tzu Dec 15th 2011 at 10:44 am in Afghanistan, Congress, Obama | Comments(29)
From McClatchy Newspapers: WASHINGTON — With Dakota Meyer standing at attention in his dress uniform, sweat glistening on his forehead under the television lights, President Barack Obama extolled the former Marine corporal for the “extraordinary actions” that had earned him the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for valor. Obama told the audience in the White [...]
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Paul Hair

Court Decision on Military Uniforms in Porn Picks Away at Order and Discipline

Posted by Paul Hair Dec 7th 2011 at 11:14 am in Justice/Legal, News, Politics, Soldiers | Comments(24)
A few weeks ago I wrote about McClatchy’s “Suits & Sentences” publishing a post called “Court case a reminder to Marines not to wear full uniforms during porn shoot.” I mentioned how the story made it seem like the court opinion in United States of America v. Matthew W. Simmons said it was okay for [...]
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Patrick K. O'Donnell

The American Platoon: Marking the Seventh Anniversary of the Battle of Fallujah

Posted by Patrick K. O'Donnell Dec 2nd 2011 at 5:15 pm in Afghanistan, Featured Story, Iraq, Soldiers, veterans | Comments(31)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-u6kLmZrVs www.wewereone.com
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Kerry Patton

A Marine, Occupy Wall Street, And NYPD

Posted by Kerry Patton Oct 20th 2011 at 9:36 am in Homeland Security, Justice/Legal, Politics, Soldiers, veterans | Comments(141)
A video has gone viral on YouTube prompting well over one million viewers to debate heroism, the Marine Corps, Occupy Wall Street, and the New York City Police Department. Some may believe the video as moving, inspirational, and even possibly patriotic. There is so much to dissect here to bring about some understanding towards this [...]
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Paul Hair

Courts: Is It Okay For Service Members To Wear Partial Uniforms To Make Porn?

Posted by Paul Hair Oct 4th 2011 at 4:33 am in Justice/Legal, Soldiers | Comments(18)
Gawker picked up a story from McClatchy’s “Suits & Sentences” blog. The story, “Court case a reminder to Marines not to wear full uniforms during porn shoot,” links to the primary source document from the Navy JAG website. Based on that primary source document I have to ask the question: Is it okay for currently [...]
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Sun Tzu

Marines In Afghanistan Using Shaving Cream To Save Lives

Posted by Sun Tzu Aug 21st 2011 at 12:45 pm in Afghanistan, Soldiers | Comments(29)
From wire reports: Residents in northeast Georgia have rallied to send cases of shaving cream to Marines downrange, and it’s not to help the first sergeant enforce grooming standards. Members of Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, now deployed to the Sangin district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, are using the “beard-busting” cream to mark improvised explosive [...]
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